New job update

Having a job within journalism now is turning out exceedingly well, there is a lot of tea to be drunk and a lot of writing to be done.

I am based in Petersfield, a small town in East Hampshire as picturesque as it is sleepy.

I am with the Petersfield Post series, and have been for just under a month now, it's a weekly paper that is very much community based.

Quite ironically the paper has a reputation for sometimes not focusing on the more hard hitting articles but will go for softer news.

In last weeks paper, a local farmer took his own life, or to you and me he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a riffle.

He was found in his car with a .22 rifle by a close friend with a letter addressed to his recent ex-girlfriend, who had broken up with him only a few days before.

This was a clear tragedy and something I would have thought would have made front page, but was pushed back to page 18.

Last weeks lead was an election based story on the lack of candidates and therefore choice for the local community.

Understandably an important issue and one that should be addressed, but I would have preferred to have seen the inquest on the front, or is that just me being slightly morbid or in need of some serious news.

Off to a cat judging competition.